Method: Class#constructor

Defined in:
lib/constructor.rb

#constructor(*attrs, &block) ⇒ Object

Defines an initialize method for the class that expects a hash of named arguments

class Horse
  construct :name, :breed, :weight
end
Horse.new :name => 'Ed', :breed => 'Mustang', :weight => 342



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# File 'lib/constructor.rb', line 23

def constructor(*attrs, &block)
  if superclass.constructor_keys.any?
    similar_keys = superclass.constructor_keys & attrs
    raise "Base class already has keys #{similar_keys.inspect}" unless similar_keys.empty?
  end
  
  # Look for embedded options in the listing:
  opts = attrs.find { |a| a.kind_of?(Hash) and attrs.delete(a) }
  do_accessors = opts.nil? ? false : opts[:accessors] == true
  do_readers = opts.nil? ? false : opts[:readers] == true
  _constructor_config[:require_args] = opts.nil? ? true : opts[:strict] != false
  _constructor_config[:super_args] = opts.nil? ? nil : opts[:super]
  if block_given?
    _constructor_config[:constructor_block] = block
  end

  attr_accessor(*attrs) if do_accessors
  attr_reader(*attrs) if do_readers
  
  # Remember all constructor keys
  @_ctor_keys = [attrs,superclass.constructor_keys].flatten
  
  # Build the new initialize method
  include Constructor
end